Kevin Durant left the Oklahoma City Thunder in free agency to join the Golden State Warriors and further bolster their roster and the internet lost its mind. The reason is that Kevin Durant is a basketball superstar of the highest order. Did you know that other than MJ and Wilt, he is the only player in NBA history to score 25+ in 40 games in a single season? I didn't even know that. I was doing some basketball trivia questions the other day and I found out from the answers. That random fact was just to demonstrate how elite Durant's game is. But because of his talent level and the timing of his decision, all over the web were people being critical, calling him a quitter and a band-wagoner but I disagree with all of them.

Anyone who enjoys the game loves watching the Warriors and would jump at the opportunity to play with them. But that is where the divide starts: there are many in the basketball community who believe Durant should have the competitive fervor to want to beat that Goliath of a team and he almost did this year.

But that's where Durant's heart lies and that's no knock against him. He has seen the beauty of Golden State's ball movement and he wants to be a part of that and move away from the iso heavy offense the Thunder has employed for most of his career thus far.